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AIG Denies Life Insurance Claim for Iraq Vet

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

The parents of an Iraq war veteran have sued his insurance company after it refused to pay his life insurance.  In the lawsuit filed in Kanawha Circuit Court in July, Stan and Shirley White of Cross Lanes maintain that, “Houston-based American General Life Insurance Co. wrongly denied them the proceeds ...

What to Do if Your Insurance Claim is Denied

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

A serious illness or a lengthy stay in the hospital is always stressful.  It’s not a time you want to be worried about your insurance coverage.  Unfortunately for some customers, this is when they learn that their insurance company has denied their claim. When a claim is denied, here are your ...

Oregon Insurer Denies Cancer Patient Treatment

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Barbara Wagner’s doctor had unfortunate news when he informed her that her insurance company, Oregon Health Plan, had denied her claim for necessary treatment.  The 64-year-old Oregon woman has lung cancer that had once been in remission, but has since returned. Barbara’s doctor had prescribed her with a drug to help ...

Bad Faith Insurance Companies

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

A recent research study “The Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America,” conducted by the American Association for Justice, suggests that one of the main reasons some of the top insurance companies are booming is because they have embarked on aggressive policies to avoid paying out claims, whether the claims are ...

Allstate Pays $16 Million Due to Bad Faith

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Allstate Insurance Co. has lost its appeal of a nearly $16 million prior judgment against it for not settling a claim for the $50,000 limit on an auto insurance policy.  The Missouri Court of Appeals “upheld an award of more than $5.8 million in compensatory damages and $10.5 million in ...

State Farm Dropping Policyholders

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

After 24 years with State Farm, Brenda Harding is being dropped by the company that she has come to trust like an old friend.  Harding’s home in South Florida is apparently now too close to the coastline and State Farm is dropping her as a policyholder as they are doing ...

Boy with Autism is Denied Insurance Claim

Friday, July 25th, 2008

When Ashburn resident Shelly Mills learned her son Nicholas had autism two years ago, she was determined to do whatever necessary to get him the treatment he needed.  After he began treatment, Mills learned that her son’s insurance claim was denied.  She has shocked and devastated. She ...

A Man in Need is Denied Insurance Claim

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

An eighty-eight-year-old man, who usually resides in New York, was visiting North Carolina when he needed immediate hospital attention. His heart was racing at one-hundred and twenty beats per minute which is much too fast. There were three major problems with his heart. They admitted him and ...